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abram¹

Where it comes from

Alteration of auburn.

adjective more abram · most abram

  1. obsolete Auburn.

Abram²

  • /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.

proper noun Abrams

  1. countable, uncountable Abraham, Hebrew patriarch, particularly in his early life. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. countable, uncountable A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  4. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

noun Abrams

  1. UK, obsolete Synonym of Abraham man

    Similar: Abraham man

adjective

  1. UK, obsolete insane; mad He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man.
  2. UK, obsolete naked. She's all Abram

Abram³

  • /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ US

Where it comes from

From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.

proper noun Abrams

  1. countable, uncountable A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).
  2. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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name Old Testament patriarch

EspañolAbram
PortuguêsAbraão
ItalianoAbramo
ΕλληνικάΑβράμ Avrám
РусскийАвраа́м Avraám
العربيةأَبْرَام ʔabrām
עבריתאברם

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@misc{abram_2026,
  title = {abram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}